By Alberta-Rose Bear, Plains Cree from George Gordon First Nation, and Kathleen O'Reilly. Illustrated by Lindsey Bear, Plains Cree.

“We need to be careful that we don’t hurt the gifts that are given to us.” Told in paskwâwinîmowin (Plains Cree), anihšināpēmowin (Saulteaux), and English, this simple story of Traditional Teachings and values follows a grandparent and grandchild on a visit to a chokecherry patch, where lessons about respect and gratitude for the earth’s gifts are shared.

 2022 Moonbeam Children's Book Award - Silver